A charred and heat-warped photo of 18-month-old Ali Saad Dawabsha and his family. The baby and father have now died; the mother is in intensive care. Photo by Rex Features

The Office of The Chief Rabbi 305 Ballards Lane London N12 8GB34

Dear Chief Rabbi,

We welcome your unequivocal denunciation of the murder of Palestinian toddler, Ali Saad Dawabsha. We are sure that your condemnation is shared by the vast majority of British Jews too. Now we learn that Ali’s father has also died from 90% second degree burns. It takes little imagination to realise what a painful and appalling death that must have been.